The president, who praises himself as a master showman, objectively put one of the hottest, most boring congressional memories in recent memory on Wednesday. Forced to retire due to a pandemic, and hoping to sand the rough edges of its public image, the presidential team opted for red, recording speeches …
Read More »Just 1% of children infected with coronavirus have died, research shows
An ‘extremely reassuring’ study has confirmed that children are at low risk of serious coronavirus disease. (Posted by a model, Getty Images) New research has confirmed that children are significantly less at risk for coronavirus complications than adults. The worldwide death toll is more than 826,000, with the vast majority …
Read More »Europe’s refugee crisis is getting worse in the pandemic. The reaction has been brutal
Coronavirus has left countries such as Tunisia facing serious economic difficulties and unemployment, while others, including Libya, are facing the effects of war. This has led to an increase in sea arrivals in countries including Italy and Malta this year, according to figures from the United Nations High Commissioner for …
Read More »CA Coronavirus Update: California Coronavirus Update: Number Dip – Deadline
UPDATE, THURSDAY: Public Health in California Today cconfirmed cases to date of 683,529, to 4,430 over Wednesday, with 12,550 dead, up to 143 over yesterday. Both numbers are a slight decline from Wednesday. EARLIER: California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced what he called “a new partnership” in coronavirus testing. He said …
Read More »More than 1 million Americans are re-applying for unemployment
WASHINGTON (AP) – Just over 1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that the outbreak of the coronavirus continues to threaten jobs, as well as the housing market, car sales and other segments of the economy recover from a spring collapse . The Labor Department reported …
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